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January 9, 2026

Google adds new AI features to Gmail, turning it into a personal assistant

  • The company wants to turn the world's most used email service into a personal assistant that can improve writing and deliver daily to-do lists.
    • By MICHAEL LIEDTKE
    AP Technology Writer

    More artificial intelligence is being implanted into Gmail as Google tries to turn the world's most popular email service into a personal assistant that can improve writing, summarize far-flung information buried in inboxes and deliver daily to-do lists.

    The new AI features announced Thursday could herald a pivotal moment for Gmail, a service that transformed email when it was introduced nearly 22 years ago. Since then, Gmail has amassed more than 3 billion users to become nearly as ubiquitous as Google's search engine.


     
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